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  1. #1
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    Default Adult Child's Right to Family Assets

    When I was a teenager, my parents died; I was placed under guardianship of an older sibling until reaching 18, then went off to college. Shortly after, my older siblings sold our parents' home; I was in college at the time, and basically that was my only home. In a sense, kind of homeless. I spent some years receving an allowance from my siblings, and then upon turning 22, took a leave of absence from college.

    I tried moving in with one of my siblings, and after that, things weren't good. They cut me off financially, just basically stopped my allowance and began treating me poorly; I was depressed and confused, and left their home a few months later. Another sibling refused me money that rightfully belonged to me, and after a time, made a 'deal' with me to give me a certain amount, but there were no forms, no paperwork, nothing.

    This was a few years ago. I am trying to let go of this because it is painful, but I am in my mid twenties, unemployed, and broke while my other siblings are living great lives, financially comfortable, and don't seem to understand their wrongdoings with this. I don't have the means to access a lawyer, and am afraid if I do, it will hurt any relationship I have with them at this point. But I am unable to provide for myself, and they don't seem to care. Should I talk to a lawyer about this, and how successful would I even be? Sometimes I feel as if they had cut me out of their family, and tried to erase me as one of our parents' children.

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    Default Re: Family Assets

    Why were your siblings paying you an allowance as an adult? Why do you believe one of your siblings owes you money, and why did they have your money? What state are you in?

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